{"id":53395,"date":"2025-06-04T07:53:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T07:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53395"},"modified":"2025-06-04T07:53:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T07:53:01","slug":"forgotten-rookie-pitcher-could-be-the-rotation-reinforcement-dodgers-desperately-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53395","title":{"rendered":"Forgotten rookie pitcher could be the rotation reinforcement Dodgers desperately need"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Seattle Mariners v Los Angeles Dodgers\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4849,h_2727\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/75\/01jwrjq1299qazka9ejf.jpg\" alt=\"Seattle Mariners v Los Angeles Dodgers\" width=\"4849\" height=\"2727\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Seattle Mariners v Los Angeles Dodgers | Brandon Sloter\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center lg:justify-normal\">\n<div class=\"flex lg:mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\"><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Rookie Emmet Sheehan was supposed to get the last spot in the Dodgers&#8217; 2024 rotation behind Bobby Miller after a decent 60 1\/3 innings in his debut season, but he was shut down during spring training with shoulder soreness and didn&#8217;t pitch before the team announced\u00a0he&#8217;d undergoneTommy John in May. This year, Sheehan is finally making his way back, and his first rehab appearance in Triple-A is giving the Dodgers reason to be optimistic.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Sheehan pitched three innings for the Comets on Sunday, giving up just two hits, no walks, and no runs while striking out five batters.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">He started his rehab assignment in Rookie Ball on May 26 and made one start \u2014 two hitless innings, five Ks \u2014\u00a0before moving on to Oklahoma City, and Jack Harris of the\u00a0<em>LA Times<\/em>\u00a0reported that the\u00a0Dodgers have been &#8220;very excited&#8221; with the way Sheehan has progressed\u00a0coming back from Tommy John.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">They&#8217;ll probably want to get him to at least five innings in Triple-A before bringing him back to the majors, but his return couldn&#8217;t come at a better time, as none of Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow, nor Roki Sasaki have clearcut timelines to return.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"min-h-[550px]\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1929266183636705682&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fdodgersway.com%2Fforgotten-rookie-pitcher-could-be-the-rotation-reinforcement-dodgers-desperately-need&amp;sessionId=7e0bf1b471c598b7d4f7ea59d0a671d5df20179c&amp;siteScreenName=DodgersWayFS&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1929266183636705682\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Emmet Sheehan&#8217;s first Triple-A rehab start could be a sign of Dodgers pitching depth coming back to life<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Sheehan made a statement in his 2023 debut, when he pitched six no-hit innings his first time on a major league mound, and then followed it up with another quality outing a week later. 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